Nigeria: Al-Makura Inaugurates Inquiry Commission Into Nasarawa Mayhem

7 December 2012

Lafia — Two weeks after, Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, today, inaugurated an eight-man commission of inquiry into the mayhem that hit Agyaragu at the outskirt of Lafia, to investigate and turn a report to government, for implementation.

Arson, lasting 10 straight hours, on November 21, hit Agyaragu in which 10 persons were confirmed killed, and dozens of property including the palace of the paramount ruler there, by a group of militia widely accused on Ombatse, an Eggon ethic spiritual group. The leadership of Ombatse has since denied involvement.

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